Welshman mystified after Take Me Out girls mistake him for a German

He's as Welsh as they come – so it’s a bit of a mystery how the girls on dating show Take Me Out mistook William Turrell for a German.

He's as Welsh as they come – so it’s a bit of a mystery how the girls on dating show Take Me Out mistook William Turrell for a German.

William, from Llandeilo, was also confused as Irish by the famously ditzy girls on Paddy McGuinness’ Saturday night hit show, with one describing him as a “little leprechaun”.

And a flurry of ladies switched their lights off when a video showed William speaking Welsh with his nan – with one girl saying she’s struggle to overcome the language barrier.

Outgoing William says he is “bald and proud” and has defended his Welsh roots after failing to win a date on the show, falling victim to the dreaded “blackout” – when all girls turn out their lights and the man seeking their affections is forced to leave alone.

The 20-year-old’s Welsh accent seemed to confuse some of the contestants.

William said: “When I came down I said ‘I’m William and I’m from Carmarthen’. Speaking to some of the girls afterwards the said they thought I was German or from somewhere foreign.

“Even the Welsh girl said she couldn’t understand me. When I get nervous I get super Welsh and I was very nervous so maybe that was it.”

William spoke on the show about growing up on a farm in Llandeilo.

“I’m a loud proud Welshman, with lots of enthusiasm and drive,” he said.

“I love going back and getting that country air into my lungs.

“Any girl would be more than welcome to spend a weekend in the real Welsh Valleys.

“I love to spend time with my family. It’s especially nice to chill with my Nan.”

Nan Olive Turrell spoke to William in Welsh on the show saying: “What are you doing now, William, are you seeing someone?”

The pensioner said she can be “quite opinionated” about her grandson’s potential girlfriends, adding: “If I don’t approve of them, I tell him.”

Olive proved a hit with the viewers and William said her guest appearance has earned her a lot of attention.

“She got a shout out in the chapel she goes to. They’re all calling her a celebrity,” he said.

William said his nan blamed his failure with the 30 ladies on the show on his lack of hair.

She said: “They were a bit dolly-birdish and I think he prefers a more natural girl.”

Daniella, from Aberdare, was one of the 30 women who turned down a date with William.

She told him: “I like dark hair and you haven’t got much hair.”

William’s hair proved a long running joke on the show with one girl asking to stroke his head.

The show had started well for William with half of the girls leaving their lights on after he appeared on the show to the tune of Tom Jones’ It’s Not Unusual.

But things soon turned sour with just three lights remaining switched on when William spoke about his Welsh roots, saying in Welsh: “Keep your light on for me” – something he said the show’s producers were keen for him to do.

With just three lights left turned on, it was over to William’s friend Big Will to save the day.

He said: “William is a big personality and he’s always up for a laugh. He loves to play war games on his console.”

But this just made things worse with one girl telling host McGuinness: “He took the video games one step too far.”

William said he was asked to do the show by a friend who works as a casting director.

But he said he was surprised because of sporting a handlebar moustache at the time which he had grown for Movember in aid of charity.

William said a few people have recognised him since last week and that he has been busy with radio and newspaper interviews – he has even been approached to do television work for S4C.

“It’s been good. I got a few odd comments and people making the buzzer sound at work but it’s just banter. I even had a tweet from Imogen Thomas – you can’t go wrong there.”

The model wrote: “U love a cheeky bum wiggle!” and “Poor Welshy.”

William watched the show last Saturday in Canterbury with some of the other contestants.

He said: “I’ll stay in touch with a few of them, they’re all good lads and even some of the girls. It’s a TV show and I didn’t take their comments to heart.”

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